Leptocorisa Explained
Leptocorisa[1] is a genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae. There are about 17 described species in Leptocorisa, some of which are known as "rice bugs" or gundhi bugs (in India); they are found in south and east Asia and in Oceania.
Species
These 17 species belong to the genus Leptocorisa:
- Leptocorisa acuta (Thunberg, 1783)
- Leptocorisa ayamaruensis Van Doesburg & Siwi, 1983
- Leptocorisa biguttata Walker, 1871
- Leptocorisa bipunctata Costa, 1863
- Leptocorisa chinensis Dallas, 1852
- Leptocorisa costalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
- Leptocorisa discoidalis Walker, 1871
- Leptocorisa lepida Breddin, 1909
- Leptocorisa luzonensis Ahmad, 1965
- Leptocorisa luzonica Ahmad, 1965
- Leptocorisa oratoria (Fabricius, 1794)
- Leptocorisa palawanensis Ahmad, 1965
- Leptocorisa pseudolepida Ahmad, 1965
- Leptocorisa sakdapolrakae Ahmad, 1965
- Leptocorisa solomonensis Ahmad, 1965
- Leptocorisa tagalica Ahmad, 1965
- Leptocorisa timorensis Van Doesburg & Siwi, 1983
Further reading
- Book: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. 2006. Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 978-9071912283.
Notes and References
- Latreille PA (1829) Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Déterville, Paris. Vol. t.5 (1829): i-xxiv; 1-556.
